“With genetic engineering, we will be able to increase the complexity of our DNA, and improve the human race. But it will be a slow process because one will have to wait about 18 years to see the effect of changes to the genetic code.”
— Stephen Hawking
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Genetic engineering allows us to make changes to our DNA, which can help to make humans smarter, healthier, and stronger. However, these changes take a long time to show results. Just like planting a tree and waiting for it to grow, we won't see the improvements in people right away. If we change the DNA of a baby, we have to wait until that baby grows up, which takes about 18 years, to see how the changes affect them. Imagine if you wanted to make a stronger, healthier basketball team. You would start by training kids, but you wouldn't see their full potential until they grew up and practiced for many years. So, making these kinds of genetic changes requires patience and time to really see their benefits.
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Biotechnology Complexity Dna Future of humanity Genetics Scientific advancement Scientific progress
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